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THE WORDS AND WISDOM OF HOWARD SCOTT

by: Technocracy Inc.

Topics: Technocracy, Technocrats, Technocratic, Technocracy Incorporated, Technical Alliance, Science, Technology, Society, Technate

Collection: technocracyinc; magazine_rack; additional_collections

Language: English

This volume represents the efforts of Section 3, Regional Division 8141, Technocracy Inc. to assemble the most complete collection of the spoken words and significant written material of Technocracy's Founder and Director-in-Chief, Howard Scott, as recorded by transcript, disc, wire, and tape.

An addendum contains pertinent statements and observations as accounted for by a long-term member-at-large of Technocracy Inc .

An appendix contains a reduced-size copy of the first Technical Alliance pamphlet published in 1918.

The contents are arranged in the most approximate chronological order. The blanks appearing throughout the transcript are due to either voids in the recordings, inaudible remarks from the audience in question periods, or poor clarity of the audio, making it impossible for the transcriber to decipher the words at that particular point.

THE WORDS AND WISDOM OF HOWARD SCOTT - Volume 1 of 3:

Table of Contents

1. Interview, NEW YORK WORLD, February 20, 1921 - 1

2. Technocracy Speaks, December 1932 - 7

3. The Imminence of Social Change, July 1933 - 16

4. Radio Broadcast, WEVD, New York, February 6, 1935 - 18

5. America Prepares for a Turn in the Road, March 16, 1935 - 22

6. Radio Broadcast, KFAC, October 14, 1935 - 38

7. Lecture, New York City Engineering Auditorium, December 6, 1935 - 43

8. Public Lecture, New Empire Theater, Edmonton, December 1935 - 56

9. Radio Broadcast, WEVD, New York, January 23, 1936 - 72

10. Public Lecture, Technology and Labor, Chicago, May 20, 1936 - 77

11. Radio Broadcast, WCFL, Chicago, 1937 - 92

12. Reply to NEW YORKER MAGAZINE, March 1937 - 96

13. Public Lecture, Cleveland, March 8, 1937 - 99

14. Public Lecture, Conway Hotel, Appleton, August 27, 1937 - 104

15. National Tour Quotes, August, 1937 - 115

16. National Tour Quotes, 1937 - 118

17. Dinner Meeting, Chicago, September 6, 1937 - 123

18. Public Lecture, Civic Auditorium, Winnipeg, September 1, 1937 - 127

19. National Tour Quotes, September 1937 - 136

20. Radio Broadcast, KOMO, Seattle, November 2, 1937 - 155

21. Radio Broadcast, WGAR, Cleveland, April 17, 1938 - 160

22. Public Lecture, Winnipeg Auditorium, October 25, 1938 - 165

23. Interview, Associated Press, United Press, and Int'l News Service, June 28, 1940 - 176

24. Lake Erie Cruise, June 30, 1940, September 15, 1940, June 15, 1941 - 194

25. Public Lecture, The Defense of America, Akron Armory, April 22, 1941 - 202

26. Membership Meeting, Cleveland, Hollenden Hotel, September 27, 1942 - 206

27. Public Lecture, Los Angeles, November 26, 1942 - 220

28. Public Lecture, Detroit Masonic Temple, December 6, 1942 - 228

29. Public Lecture, Total War, Cleveland Arena, December 11, 1942 - 247

30. Membership Meeting, 8141-15, Cleveland, December 13, 1942 - 264

31. Public Lecture, Los Angeles, 1942 - 281

32. Membership Meeting, YWCA, Akron, October 10, 1943 - 308

33. Membership Meeting, Cleveland Public Auditorium, October 17, 1943 - 335

34. Membership Meeting, Detroit Section Headquarters, November 21, 1943 - 359

35. Public Lecture, Cleveland, Carter Hotel, February 4, 1945 - 366

36. Membership Meeting, Cleveland, February 5, 1945 - 384

37. Public Lecture, Vancouver Forum, July 2, 1947 - 411

38. Membership Meeting, Seattle, July 4, 1947 - 425

39. Public Meeting, Seattle, July 29, 1947 - 448

40. Membership Meeting, Cleveland, 1950 - 474

41. Teleconference, CHQ and 12349, 1951 - 482

42. Membership Meeting, Cleveland, 8141-15, 1951 - 487

43. Membership Meeting, Detroit, 1951 - 531

THE WORDS AND WISDOM OF HOWARD SCOTT - Volume 2 of 3:

Table of Contents

44. Membership Meeting, Akron, August 29, 1951 - 299

45. Public Lecture, Akron, August 30, 1951 - 329

46. Public Lecture, Kent, August 31, 1951 - 341

47. Birthday Talk, New York, March 29, 1952 - 353

48. Membership Meeting, Detroit, December 10, 1952 - 367

49. Membership Meeting, Cleveland, Blue Boar Cafe, December 12, 1952 - 387

50. Public Lecture, Cleveland, December 13, 1952 - 397

51. Membership Meeting, 8141-14, Kant, December 14, 1952 - 431

52. Birthday Talk, New York, April 4, 1953 - 467

53. Eastern Area Conference, Akron, September 6, 1953 - 489

54. Public Lecture, "Peace or Prosperity?", Seattle, April 16, 1954 - 517

55. Public Lecture, "Time for Decision", Everett, April 23, 1954 - 529

56. Public Lecture, "Peace or Prosperity?", Los Angeles, May 8, 1954 - 543

57. Membership Question and Answer Period, Canada, 1955 - 555

58. Public Lecture, Chicago, Hotel Sherman, March 15, 1956 - 565

59. Public Lecture, "The Chips are Down", Detroit, March 17, 1956 - 591

60. TV Interview, Dorothy Fuldheim, Cleveland, March 22, 1956 - 605

61. Teleconference, CHQ and Los Angeles, November 18, 1956 - 607

62. Public Lecture, Chicago, Hotel La Salle, March 8, 1958 - 613

63. Public Lecture, "Design, Direction or Disaster", Detroit, March 15, 1958 - 619

64. TV Interview, Dorothy Fuldheim, WEWS Cleveland, March 19, 1958 - 633

65. Lecture, Cleveland Press Club, March 20, 1958 - 637

66. Public Lecture, Cleveland, Masonic Temple, March 22, 1958 - 643

67. Public Lecture, "Design, Direction or Disaster, Akron YMCA, March 25, 1958 - 655

68. Teleconference, CHQ and West Coast, 1958 - 667

69. Teleconference, CHQ and Vancouver, August 30, 1958 - 673

THE WORDS AND WISDOM OF HOWARD SCOTT - Volume 3 of 3:

Table of Contents

70. Teleconference, CHQ and Hamilton, October 28, 1958 - 677

71. Membership Meeting, Kent, March 21, 1959 - 687

72. Public Lecture, "Decade of Decision", Detroit, April 23, 1960 - 705

73. Public Lecture, "Decade of Decision", Akron, April 26, 1960 - 721

74. Membership Meeting, Cleveland, Shaker-Lee Hall, May 1, 1960 - 735

75. Teleconference, CHQ and Bellingham, 1961 - 751

76. Membership Meeting, 8141-14, Kent, April 9, 1961 - 753

77. Radio Interview, KYW, Cleveland, April 11 , 1961 - 771

78. Interview at CHQ by PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, July 7, 1961 - 777

79. Teleconference, CHQ and 12247-1 , Everett, March 24, 1962 - 787

80. Interview at CHQ, William Swanberg, May 6, 1962 - 791

81. Interview at CHQ, Sue Hall, College Student, June 13, 1962 - 801

82. Public Lecture, Ashtabula, 1963 - 819

83. Interview at CHQ by Radcliffe Student, 1963 - 827

84. Public Lecture, "The Continuing Crisis". Cleveland Public Hall, April 4, 1963 - 837

85. Public Lecture, "The Continuing Crisis", Detroit Institute of Arts, April 27, 1963 - 849

86. Public Lecture, "The Continuing Crisis", Akron YWCA, May 2, 1963 - 863

87. Interview by CLEVELAND TRESS, Cleveland, May 3, 1963 - 877

88. Interview by CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, May 4, 1963 - 891

89. Membership Meeting, 8141-16, Cleveland, May 5, 1963 - 903

90. Teleconference, CHQ and 12247-1, Everett, February 15, 1964 - 925

91. Telephone-Radio Interview, CHQ and CJOR Vancouver, July 11, 1964 - 935

92. Radio Interview, KYW Cleveland, November 19, 1964 - 941

93. Telephone Interviews, CHQ and Seattle and Los Angeles, March 21, 1965 - 955

94. Teleconference, CHQ and NORTHWEST TECHNOCRAT Office, June 17, 1967 - 957

95. Teleconference, CHQ and Vancouver, September 3, 1967 - 965

96. Table Conversation, Alberta, September 23, 1967 - 975

97. Teleconference, CHQ and 12247-3, March 30, 1968 - 979

98. Teleconference, CHQ and NORTHWEST TECHNOCRAT Staff, August 24, 1968 - 987

99. Teleconference, CHQ and Vancouver, September 1, 1968 - 997

100. Teleconference, CHQ and 11833-2, December 31, 1968 - 1007

101. Teleconference, CHQ and 12247-3, Seattle, March 22, 1969 - 1011

102. Teleconference, CHQ and NORTHWEST TECHNOCRAT Office, May 24, 1969 - 1019

103. Teleconference, CHQ and 12349-1, Vancouver, August 31, 1969 - 1025

104. Teleconference, CHQ and 8025-A, Miami, September 7, 1969 - 1031

105. Teleconference, CHQ and 8342-1 , Detroit, December 14, 1969 - 1037

ADDENDUM - 1045

APPENDIX - 1049

INDEX - 1051

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Reviewer: El Salto - - December 15, 2012
Subject: Howard Scott was the founder of the Technical Alliance and Technocracy Incorporated

ENEMY OF THE BOURGEOISIE
(his own preferred epithet)
Howard Scott was born in West Virginia on the 1st of April, 1890, the only child of a 19th century
American logging baron. He was a child prodigy who read (and understood) evolutionary biology
by the time he was four years old.
His father's untimely death cut short his university education, and he became a practicing engineer. (Excerpts above from William Sheridan s short biography of 'Howard Scott A True American Radical'.

The predominant intellectual influence on Scott was J. Willard Gibbs (1839 - 1903), the Yale
Professor of Mathematical Physics. Although he never had the opportunity to meet Gibbs, he did
get to know most of Gibbs' students. He read all of Gibbs work, and mastered the innovative
mathematical technique that Gibbs pioneered to represent the thermodynamics of phase changes
in physical chemistry, namely linear vector analysis.
The life's work that he set for himself was to develop "a science of geomechanics, for the
operation of large areas of the earth's surface both beneath and above". With the use of linear
vector analysis, he developed The Mathematical Theory of Energy Determinants as a tool to
describe the entire industrial ecology of the North American continent.
Scott's idea in that regard came to be known as 'energy accounting'.
The basis of modern biophysical economics comes from ideas put forth originally by Scott from about 1918 to the early 1930's. Scott along with M. King Hubbert a geo-scientist published the Technocracy Study Course, which is a plan to convert North America into a 'technate' where resources to population to energy consumption to ecological balance is measured and a non monetary system is used as a 'right of citizenship' according to the Technocracy Study Course in its last two lessons or chapters.

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